Chapter 385: 《Free Flying》

The Music God watched the Live Broadcast, where the camera gave many close-ups of surprised audience members and judges, and felt extremely frustrated in her heart.

"It should have been my music critique that shocked them!" she said in her heart.

The chance to show off was snatched away by someone else, I hate it!

She glanced at the bullet comments, and sure enough, the audience was all discussing it heatedly.

"Is this for real? Is there really such a hidden meaning?"

"The 'ten, hundred, thousand, ten thousand' part later on, I feel it's a bit of a stretch, but those first four lines are so evocative!"

"Wow, Luo Mo's lyrics are just different!"

"I feel like many people force connections for the sake of rhyming, but Luo Mo uses double meanings directly!"

"A genius of lyrics and composition!"

"Don't call him a genius, call me the Lyric God!"

Backstage at the King of Love Songs, the two members of Fengge Group sat in the waiting room, where they could see the screen of the live broadcast.

Xue Ning looked at Tian Ming and said with a smile, "How is it? Are you envious?"

Tian Ming said stubbornly, "What's there to be envious about!"

To be honest, if it were before the rehearsal, he really would have been envious.

The treatment is completely different, after all.

The lyrics given to Tong Shu are so poetic, so artistic.

Look at mine again!

But after the rehearsal, having seen the group of top experts specifically invited by Luo Mo to help them, Tian Ming felt he understood the boss's deep intentions.

Tian Ming: I have attained enlightenment!

This isn't some tacky rap; this is art!

……..

……..

On the stage, the female host finally understood what Lv Yi was saying.

Her reaction was quite quick; after showing an expression of shock and amazement, she didn't forget to tease, "It's a good thing it wasn't me who discovered the mystery, otherwise I wouldn't have dared to say it out loud."

"Teacher Lv Yi, using puns on the show will result in a pay deduction!"

Upon hearing this, Lv Yi also cooperatively showed a deflated expression, but in the end, he just gave a forceful huff and returned to his proud and spirited appearance, pretending he didn't care.

But honestly, it's just a bit of money, it doesn't matter.

Showing off in front of the national audience is truly refreshing.

Men will specifically spend money just to show off.

This phenomenon is very common in online games, and in bars too.

The female host looked at Tong Shu and said with a smile, "Then, let's have the Singer Tong Shu go backstage to rest for a moment."

"The specific vote results will be announced uniformly at the end."

Tong Shu nodded and waved as he left the stage amidst the screams and cheers of the audience.

The female host began to introduce the next group of singers to take the stage.

"The next ones to bring us a new song are a group."

She had only just said this much when people in the audience started shouting.

"Fengge!"

"Undersea!"

It was obvious that the adapted version of the song of redemption, Undersea, from the previous episode had left a deep impression on many people.

The female host continued, "They are one of the most in-sync groups in the Chinese music scene, and both are powerful singers with remarkable vocal skills."

"Today, they will bring a song that is completely different from their last performance."

"Let us welcome..."

"Fengge Group!"

Xue Ning and Tian Ming, who had already walked to the stage entrance, began to stride forward.

At the same time, many in the audience let out sounds of surprise again.

Because on both sides of the stage, two large curtains were suddenly lowered, covering two large areas.

The two curtains effectively divided the entire stage into three parts, leaving only the middle third.

The audience began to speculate one after another.

"What are they doing? It seems they have some kind of trump card too?"

"Good heavens, they've really hooked my appetite."

"Everyone laughs at Wei Ge, and everyone is Wei Ge."

"The lyrics of Annual Rings have mysteries, so the next song must definitely have something too!"

"Luo Mo: No other merits, just loves to share the favor equally."

A spotlight shone down at this moment, and the two members of Fengge Group walked out from the passage.

Many people started cheering again.

The reason is simple: these two can be said to be dressed to the nines today.

Tian Ming was wearing a black suit, the velvet kind, which shimmered slightly under the lights.

Xue Ning was in a black evening gown; because she has a larger frame, the gown had some lace designs on the shoulders, which directly created the visual effect that the clothing was quite loose.

After the two stood in the center of the stage, the song title began to appear on the big screen.

——Free Flying.

As soon as the song title appeared, Music God sat up straight.

The previous episode's "Deep Sea" was called a song of redemption by many, said to be a phoenix rising from the ashes, reborn through fire.

So, is this song today, titled "Free Flying," a case of the phoenix flying into the nine heavens?

As it turned out, the moment the intro started, Music God couldn't help but open her mouth wide.

"Ah, this..."

"Haha, it must be retro! Luo Mo must be playing with retro!" Music God chuckled twice.

Then, she heard Tian Ming pick up the microphone and, amidst the intro, deliver two lines full of rhythm, with unique pronunciation, and a slight pause after each one...

——"【Yo! Yo!】"

When Music God heard this, her mouth was already slightly agape.

But soon, she heard a line of English.

"【Come on baby go!】"

Immediately following that was the same repeating melodic intro.

Then, Tian Ming did it again:

"【Yo! Yo!】"

This time, Music God's mouth went from slightly agape to wide open, to the point where one could see her tongue and even her throat.

"Playing it awkward, are we!?" She was bewildered.

So much so that she didn't even listen carefully to the subsequent lines of uniquely pronounced Rap by Tian Ming.

It was clearly Sanskrit Sound in the previous episode.

Even after the show finished airing, many netizens were saying: "Listen, the Buddha is rapping."

Quite a few netizens even joked that Tian Ming's Rap label was named 【Great Thunder Sound Temple】.

"Fake... this is fake, right?" Music God didn't understand.

By the time she came to her senses, Xue Ning had already begun to sing.

"【Who is singing?】" Xue Ning sang.

"【For you!】" Tian Ming immediately followed up.

"【Warmed the loneliness!】" Xue Ning's voice remained grand, giving one a sense of vastness like the grasslands.

Tian Ming immediately used a low... vocal fry? Hmm, it was a somewhat deliberately created vocal fry, and added: "【Aha!】"

Music God looked at the suit-clad Tian Ming, shouting: "Quick, mute his mic, I beg you!"

How should she describe her feelings?

It felt like if you didn't pay close attention to what Tian Ming was singing, if you just listened to the song with an empty mind, you would feel that this song was truly... very catchy!

It even had a very strong memory hook!

And Tian Ming's singing was like a human accompaniment device; in many places, it was very easy to ignore.

But if you looked at the subtitles and paid extra attention to what he was singing, the thought that would pop into your mind would likely be: "What is this?"

"Playing it awkward with me here, are we?"

At this moment, the camera also gave a close-up of Lv Yi and the others.

Lv Yi's facial features were all twisted.

In his eyes, there was even an infinite amount of confusion; he was desperately seeking an answer.

"Is this definitely a song by Luo Mo!?"

The most fatal part was that, using the same format and making subtle changes to the lyrics, they actually did it all over again.

This meant this melody was being heard for the second time in a row.

For some reason, Music God, who was watching the Live Broadcast at home, started to doubt herself as she watched the show.

"Could it be because I have a natural filter for Luo Mo's songs, that I'm biased?"

"I've actually started to feel... it's a bit interesting, it's quite fun!"

Fortunately, after the same melody repeated twice, it began to transition into the chorus.

Tian Ming began to sing harmony for Xue Ning.

Xue Ning began to display her high-pitched vocal ability, which was solid to the point of being abnormal.

"【In your heart, flying freely!】"

"【Brilliant starlight, wandering eternally!】"

"【The direction of the path, shining upon my heart!】"

"【The vast frontier, follow me to the Distance!】"

There was almost no interlude in the middle of the song, and it immediately returned to the repeating melody section from before.

"【Who is singing?】" This question-form lyric came again.

For some reason, although Music God had only just heard the A-section of the song, she already remembered what Xue Ning's next line was.

Even as Xue Ning was singing, her own mouth moved; although she didn't make a sound, the lip shape was clearly: "【Warmed the loneliness】."

After singing it, she regretted it.

Because Tian Ming, with a cool expression on his face, immediately followed up with: "【I Love!】"

Music God felt as if she had been struck by lightning.

The most terrifying scene appeared.

Only to hear Xue Ning sing:

"【Living alone in that vast expanse,

Seeing the Distance of the heavenly kingdom, those brilliant fireworks.】"

Immediately following this, Tian Ming let out an "OK!"

Then, he raised his left hand, opened his thumb and index finger into a "7" shape, and while his fingers swayed downward, he kept the beat with his mouth.

It was very obvious that he was about to start "yo-ing" again!

Yet, the Music Goddess's own little mouth just wouldn't cooperate; even though she looked down on him in her heart, her mouth still followed along with his "Yo!"

One "OK" followed by five "yo"s!

But don't even mention it, once you start "yo-ing" along, it really is... strangely addictive!

The Music Goddess sat on the chair with her pair of fair, long legs pressed together, feeling as if a certain switch inside her body had been flipped.

She had found the most suitable mode for listening to the song.

And that was—joining in!

At this very moment, the song was about to enter the chorus of the B section.

Tian Ming and Xue Ning both picked up their microphones, about to begin their signature tacit Singing.

The Music Goddess sat there and sang out loud right along with them.

Although she only remembered the first line of the entire chorus, it didn't matter; humming along blindly and following the melody felt very high and very brainwashing.

"【In your heart, flying freely!】"

She felt that these two were truly flying inside her heart.

The kind of flying that you just can't shake off!

The more she listened, the higher she got; the more she listened, the higher she got.

At the beginning, the Music Goddess had still kept a Heart Eye, constantly paying attention to the two huge curtains on the stage.

She was very curious about what was behind the curtains.

She was also very curious about when exactly these two curtains would open!

But as her emotions rose higher and higher, coupled with the fact that the whole song had many repetitive melodies, she had long since forgotten about these two curtains.

She had already evolved from "What is this trash?" during the first listen, and "A bit interesting, quite fun" during the second listen, to the third listen's

"Yo yo! come on, baby go!"

"That's right, sing together—In your heart, flying freely!"

"Eh~ freely!"

"Eh~ flying!"

"Eh~ yo! yo! yo!"

She even started to imitate Tian Ming's hand gestures with her left hand.

The Music Goddess did not know that at the very moment she was infinitely addicted, behind the curtains, a group of people was already geared up and ready to go.

(PS: Second update, requesting monthly tickets.)

(End of this chapter)